Tang Dixin is a contemporary artist working mainly with painting and performance art. Tang is one of the “80-hou” artists, a Chinese term for those who were born during the 1980s and are regarded as relatively liberal. Most of his works are related to the “body” which is oppressed in the Chinese society and art world
Tang's performance works sometimes show radical aspects while also pursuing relations with others. "Act of God" (2010), is a performance where Tang jumped off a platform in the metro station during Expo 2010 Shanghai, and a train passed across his body. He documented the entire process in a video. As this act was reported in the news, it brought about a controversial discussion regarding the thin line between the artist's cynical expression of the contemporary Chinese society and his extreme illegal act.